diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-boxes/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-boxes/default.nix
index 557243e2be5f4aa..0f0d8518e92628b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-boxes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-boxes/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 , vte
 , glib-networking
 , qemu-utils
-, qemu
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   preFixup = ''
-    gappsWrapperArgs+=(--prefix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath [ mtools cdrkit libcdio qemu-utils qemu ]}")
+    gappsWrapperArgs+=(--prefix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath [ mtools cdrkit libcdio qemu-utils ]}")
   '';
 
   postPatch = ''